“详述”的简单表达是explain ……in detail 或describe……in detail等。
(见:【英语写作中用“解释”explain、elucidate、articulate、explicate 替代“描述”describe - CSDN App】)
expand on/upon是“详述”的另一表达,在需要丰富表达方式时可以替代explain ……in detail 和describe ……in detail ,例如:
The authors need to explain their idea in detail.(作者需要详细解释他们的想法。)可以替代为:
The authors need to expand on their idea.
又例如:
Above is the overview of the program. Below we will describe it in detail.(上面是计划的概要。下面我们将详述这个计划。)可以替代为:
Above is the overview of the program. Below we will expand upon it.
注意,expand on/upon 与explain ……in detail 、describe……in detail 也不是完全同义,区别在于:expand on/upon有比较,它的严格含义其实是explain ……in more detail 、describe ……in more detail。下面的表达是不妥的,因为没有比较:
In the following, we will expand on the proposed protocol. (下面我们将详述所提出的协议。)
这里应该用describe ……in detail :
In the following, we will describe the proposed protocol in detail.
如有谬误,还请指出。
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